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Old Dispensary - Zanzibar City - Tanzania
Zanzibar City, Tanzania

Old Dispensary

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Old Dispensary

Zanzibar City, Tanzania

Rating★4.4(290 reviews)
AddressMalindi Rd, Zanzibar, Tanzania
AttractionWell Reviewed

Elegant late-19th-century building with elaborate Indian & European elements, now home to a museum.

Last updated: February 11, 2026

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Overview

Elegant late-19th-century building with elaborate Indian & European elements, now home to a museum.

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Visitor Reviews

**★★★★★ DG Yoo — 3 months ago

A historical building that now serves as a hospital (the Aga Khan Polyclinic). it also seems to be the only building in Stone Town with an elevator!

**★★★★★ Lisa Lale — 4 months ago

Worth almond past . Right across ferry terminal

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Caroline Crutchley — a year ago

Such an amazing architectural gem which is being preserved and still used as a clinic.

**★★★★★ Tamim Sultan — 2 years ago

We thought it was a museum, it used to be! But now it’s a real hospital. They were so nice with is they a loud us to take photos and explore the place. It was amazing to see the building, imagine that the only elevator 🛗 I saw in Zanzibar was in this hospital! Wow, it was a quite amazing experience to visit the place.

**★★★★☆ Yomi Ade — 5 years ago

Historic and picturesque, preserving the facade of the old building. Interesting history and you cannot miss it. Located directly opposite the Zanzibar Ports Authority. The building has been repurposed but the architecture still tells its own stories. Pop.inside for a few pictures if you can. Restored by the Aga Khan Trust for Culture

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